Homelessness Archives | Phoenix New Times https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com The Leading Independent News Source in Phoenix, Arizona Tue, 16 Jun 2026 20:21:58 +0000 Tue, 16 Jun 2026 20:21:58 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.5 Copyright 2025 Phoenix New Times. All rights reserved. This RSS file is offered to individuals, Phoenix New Times readers, and non-commercial organizations only. Any commercial websites wishing to use this RSS file, please contact Phoenix New Times letters@phoenixnewtimes.com (Phoenix New Times Editor) web@voicemediagroup.com (Phoenix New Times Webmaster) https://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2025/09/PHX_1320x825-100-1.jpg Phoenix New Times The Leading Independent News Source in Phoenix, Arizona https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com 144 90 Phoenix sued again over parks ordinance restricting homeless aid https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/phoenix-sued-again-over-parks-ordinance-restricting-homeless-aid-40675186/ https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/?p=40675186 Clarissa Sosin https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/phoenix-sued-again-over-parks-ordinance-restricting-homeless-aid-40675186/#respond Mon, 15 Jun 2026 21:19:22 -0700 Circle the City and Valle del Sol are taking Phoenix to court over the ordinance, claiming it violates the First Amendment.]]> https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/phoenix-sued-again-over-parks-ordinance-restricting-homeless-aid-40675186/feed/ 0 Phoenix New Times Judge bars Phoenix from enforcing parks ordinance against church group https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/judge-phoenix-cant-enforce-parks-ordinance-church-group-40673484/ https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/?p=40673484 Clarissa Sosin https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/judge-phoenix-cant-enforce-parks-ordinance-church-group-40673484/#respond Wed, 10 Jun 2026 20:03:25 -0700 Phoenix restricted giving homeless people food in parks. A judge said that likely violates the group's First Amendment rights.]]> https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/judge-phoenix-cant-enforce-parks-ordinance-church-group-40673484/feed/ 0 Phoenix New Times Phoenix cops used ‘honeypot’ to trap, trespass homeless people in park https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/phoenix-cops-used-honeypot-to-trap-trespass-homeless-people-in-park-40673200/ https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/?p=40673200 Clarissa Sosin https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/phoenix-cops-used-honeypot-to-trap-trespass-homeless-people-in-park-40673200/#respond Mon, 08 Jun 2026 15:36:17 -0700 Cops and park rangers left gates open after hours to coax unhoused people inside before locking them in and trespassing them.]]> https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/phoenix-cops-used-honeypot-to-trap-trespass-homeless-people-in-park-40673200/feed/ 0 Phoenix New Times Church group sues Phoenix over parks ordinance limiting homeless aid https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/phoenix-sued-church-group-ordinance-limiting-homeless-aid-40671976/ https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/?p=40671976 Clarissa Sosin https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/phoenix-sued-church-group-ordinance-limiting-homeless-aid-40671976/#respond Fri, 05 Jun 2026 07:02:13 -0700 The ordinance, which goes into effect today, requires permits to distribute food or provide medical treatment in city parks.]]> https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/phoenix-sued-church-group-ordinance-limiting-homeless-aid-40671976/feed/ 0 Phoenix New Times Meet the pesky activist determined to hold Tempe leaders to account https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/tempe-activist-ron-tapscott-hold-city-leaders-to-account-40671745/ https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/?p=40671745 Jonah Manthey https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/tempe-activist-ron-tapscott-hold-city-leaders-to-account-40671745/#respond Thu, 04 Jun 2026 06:30:00 -0700 News Since retiring in 2012, Ron Tapscott has made it his mission to prod Tempe leaders into making the city a better place.]]> https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/tempe-activist-ron-tapscott-hold-city-leaders-to-account-40671745/feed/ 0 Phoenix New Times Phoenix sees progress, but Valley’s homeless population still sky high https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/phoenix-sees-progress-valley-homeless-population-still-high-40668073/ https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/?p=40668073 Clarissa Sosin https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/phoenix-sees-progress-valley-homeless-population-still-high-40668073/#respond Wed, 20 May 2026 10:43:40 -0700 News The Valley's homeless population went down by only eight people compared to 2025. But more people are sheltered than before.]]> https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/phoenix-sees-progress-valley-homeless-population-still-high-40668073/feed/ 0 Phoenix New Times Phoenix OKs ‘punitive’ limits on feeding, treating homeless in parks https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/phoenix-oks-punitive-limits-on-feeding-treating-homeless-in-parks-40665051/ https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/?p=40665051 Morgan Fischer https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/phoenix-oks-punitive-limits-on-feeding-treating-homeless-in-parks-40665051/#respond Wed, 06 May 2026 22:26:04 -0700 News The ordinance places new restrictions on groups that provide food and medical treatment for unhoused people in city parks.]]> https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/phoenix-oks-punitive-limits-on-feeding-treating-homeless-in-parks-40665051/feed/ 0 Phoenix New Times Op-ed: Phoenix treating the homeless like biohazards instead of people https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/opinion/op-ed-phoenix-treating-homeless-biohazards-instead-people-40664836/ https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/?p=40664836 Travis Seideman https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/opinion/op-ed-phoenix-treating-homeless-biohazards-instead-people-40664836/#respond Tue, 05 May 2026 14:17:20 -0700 If a new city ordinance passes as expected, after June 1, feeding wild birds could be more legal than feeding the unhoused.]]> https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/opinion/op-ed-phoenix-treating-homeless-biohazards-instead-people-40664836/feed/ 0 Phoenix New Times ASU booted a group that feeds the homeless outside a campus building https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/asu-booted-group-feeds-homeless-outside-campus-building-40663302/ https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/?p=40663302 Clarissa Sosin https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/asu-booted-group-feeds-homeless-outside-campus-building-40663302/#respond Thu, 30 Apr 2026 12:16:21 -0700 Food Not Bombs PHX fed unhoused people off the patio of a downtown ASU campus for years. This month, ASU kicked the group out.]]> https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/asu-booted-group-feeds-homeless-outside-campus-building-40663302/feed/ 0 Phoenix New Times They help the homeless in Phoenix parks. The city may shut them down https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/phoenix-may-bar-people-helping-homeless-city-parks-40663220/ https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/?p=40663220 Clarissa Sosin https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/phoenix-may-bar-people-helping-homeless-city-parks-40663220/#respond Thu, 30 Apr 2026 06:30:00 -0700 News We followed Circle the City's street team, which gives medical care to the unhoused. Phoenix may make their work harder.]]> https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/phoenix-may-bar-people-helping-homeless-city-parks-40663220/feed/ 0 Phoenix New Times